![]() It's funny to hear you say that this has been you all "taking your time," though, just because you've managed to still put out seven releases in just five years. ![]() You can definitely hear that growth from project to project with how solid and tight your presentation always is. The first LP is so important to bands and I think there’s always a rush toward it, but I’m so glad that we were able to wait and take our time and get our legs under us before we did it. That was something that we hadn’t prepared to experience and made us realize that Somewhere City was a huge, huge step for us. Just all over the country, there wasn’t a sleeper-places I had never expected us to have a significant draw were filled with people having fun with us. We sold out Beat Kitchen in Chicago, too. Same in Arizona-we were playing at a tattoo shop I think, and people were just going crazy. We were playing shows we booked before Somewhere City at places like All Star Lanes in LA and like 300 people showed up. Once we hit Somewhere City, though, the recognition was through the roof in a way we weren’t expecting. Whereas with the EPs, you can do them your own and build momentum that way, so that's kind of the approach that we took. ![]() You want to make it right, you want to be able to do drums in the studio or whatever. I think there’s huge pressure in this community to get that first LP out, but it’s just tough. We wanted to have this year where we released like 16-17 songs, and this is how we could do that financially. We always had it planned that way, as part of the first LP rollout in a sense. That was a big release year for us, 2019, because it went: The Holy Split, then Gen 3 four months later, and then Somewhere City came out six months after that. ![]() We had sort of been building up this cult momentum through the earlier releases, which was the goal. Yeah, in terms of the recognition, I think you’re totally right. Did you feel a massive shift or growth in your audience after the release of Somewhere City? As someone who has been following your band since the early days, it seems like you were steadily building an audience that just totally exploded exponentially after that first LP dropped. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.Ĭongratulations, of course, on Gami Gang-it's an incredible record. Check it out below, and then head to Counter Intuitive Records to pick up some beautiful Gami vinyl. Doubling the size and length of Somewhere City, the band’s first LP, Gami Gang is 20 glorious tracks of perfection-and all of it was recorded in Ryland’s bedroom.Īs a massive fan of this band, I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Ryland to chat about the new record and get the ins and outs of his incredibly specific and impressive rig. This record sees the band ambitiously flexing in every direction. Most recently, Gami dropped their sophomore LP, Gami Gang. What’s more is that the pair always finds time between releases to grow, evolve, and tear it up in brand-new and exciting ways. Each release has been infused with the perfect balance of blazing-fast tapping and twinkle riffs, thick and layered chugging breakdowns, and perfectly complementary accentuated drumming. Made up of guitarist and vocalist Ryland Heagy and drummer Pat Doherty, the prolific two-piece has released an astounding seven projects in just five years.
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